I haven’t seen much of Sergei Lyakhovich in a while, which is merely a fact of him not fighting recently. It has been almost 1.5 years since he fought, and beating on Dominick Guinn is nothing impressive.

My prediction is tempered by the fact I was able to witness Rahman in camp, while I haven’t seen Toney. What I do know is Rahman is in tremendous shape and that he can slug.

There’s an episode of Seinfeld in which George Costanza decides he’s been making the wrong choices in life because he always says and does what he thinks. When he chooses opposite of what he normally would choose, he has amazing success.

Everybody’s big on Jeff Lacy and some are discounting the prowess of Joe Calzaghe. Not me. I think the fight has great potential and may be the bout both fighters need to bring out the best of one another.

Calzaghe’s got an interesting, bounce-up-and-down, dated style…as if it was taught when a land mass split off – all paint-by-the-numbers, ramrod stiff. The only thing missing are the knee-length tights and silk sash.

Over the last two years, Mosley and Vargas have often been punching contradictions. One minute they look good, seemingly on the verge of reclaiming their championship form, and the next they are struggling.

For a guy who always had trouble making weight I don’t remember seeing Vargas so light, so early, as a good sign. He may have left his best fight in the gym and if he is a half step behind Shane it will be a long night.

Recently, HBO replayed some of Mosley and Vargas’ earlier fights – Vargas against Bazooka and Mosley against Oscar, and it’s amazing how different Vargas and Mosley look now.

Rolando Reyes is tough. He is durable. He is capable. But he has never faced anyone remotely close to the quality of Jose Luis Castillo.

Arturo Gatti is the obvious favorite and for good reason. Thomas Damgaard may have seen his best days and is and in-your-face puncher who should be easy to find.